Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands)	2019	2018
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$68,117	$71,051
Plus interest incurred(1)	38,853	41,165
Less cost of sales interest expensed	10,242	12,292
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	22,273	29,131
Interest capitalized at end of period(4)	$74,455	$70,793

Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands)	2019	2018
Other interest expensed	$22,273	$29,131
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	689	601
Decrease in accrued interest	17,477	26,750
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$40,439	$56,482